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2092 results for: Keyword - G. J. Gray
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776
31 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Flourish-Quick; Harcourt-Incledon; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Clarke; Keeper-Thompson; Tipstaff-Simmons; Bailiffs-Linton, Gray, Street; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Knight; Miss Hartley-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wheatley]).Miss Wheatley]).
Cast
Role: Bailiffs Actor: Linton, Gray, Street

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray

777
12 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans

Performance Comment: Ballet Characters. English: Young Talbot-Bologna Jun.; General Talbot-Bologna; Herald-Helme; Officers-Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, L? Bologna; [French: Alenson-Farley; Charles (King of France)-Simpson [in Airs: Claremont (see17980214)]; Cardinal-Powel; Abbot-Thompson; Nobles and Officers-Dyke, Lee, Curties; Joan of Arc-Mrs Parker; [Infernals: Lucifer-Follett; Demons-Goostree, Parsloe, Letteney, Goodwin, Wilkins; [Vocal Characters. British Officer-Incledon; Edwin (the Page) [in Airs: Aerial Spirit, disguised as...(see17980226)]-Miss Sims; French and English Officers and Choristers-Linton, Street, Gray; Minstrel-Mrs Clendining; Female Choristers-Mrs Henley, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Miss D'Evelyn, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Walcup, Mrs Ward, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bologna, Miss Leserve; Blanche-Mrs Mountain; Grand Historical Pageant-. [The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .
Cast
Role: French and English Officers and Choristers Actor: Linton, Street, Gray

778
15 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Balthazar to Gray, but "Incledon...condescended to take the part of Balthazar, which Townsend [who acted it on 6 Oct.] was too ill to perform, and sung 'Sigh no more, ladies' with much sweetness and effect. In the entertainment Johnstone introduced the song of 'Queen Bess" (Morning Herald, 16 Mar.).] Receipts: #372 1s. 6d. (362.8.6; 9.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: French and English Officers and Choristers Actor: Linton, Street, Gray

Dance: As17971006

Song: In afterpiece: Queen Bess [not listed on playbill; see below]-Johnstone

779
16 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Townsend; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Allen o'Dale-Gray; Bowman-Street; Fitzherbert-Powel; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Incledon; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Sims; Angelina-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Allen o'Dale Actor: Gray

780
21 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun; or, Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: The Songs, Duets, Glees and Chorusses-Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.
Cast
Role: Glees and Chorusses Actor: Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.

Song: End 1st piece: All I wish in her obtaining-Mme Mara, Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Old Towler, Young William, The Storm-Incledon

781
28 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass

Performance Comment: Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh, 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Donald Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
Role: Flambeau Actor: Gray
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Reel-; In 3rd piece: Ballet, as17971013

Song: In V 1st piece: a Dirge, as17970925; In 2nd piece: Highland Laddy-; Hooly and Fairly-; Katharine Ogie- [recte Oggy]; Andrew and his Cutty Gun-; Todlen Hame-; Tulloch Goram-; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Graham

782
08 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Quarter Deck; or, Half an Hour's Festivity

Performance Comment: In which The New Mariners-; The Mid Watch-Incledon; Queen Bess; or, The Spanish Armada-Johnstone; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon, Fawcett, Johnstone, Linton, Street, Gray.
Cast
Role: Great Britain still her Charter boasts Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, Johnstone, Linton, Street, Gray.

Afterpiece Title: Botheration; or, A Ten Years Blunder

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Blurton

Song: In course Entertainment: Old Towler-Incledon; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Incidental to 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, St. Giles's, St. Paul's, Debating Clubs, Squares, Gardens, The Monument, Wigs and Crops, Boarding Schools, Inns, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers) in Character-Johnstone

783
12 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Performance Comment: Irishman-Johnstone; Englishman-Murray; Mail Coach Guard-Townsend; Ostler-Powel; Serjeant-Farley; Old Soldier-Thompson; Son-Simmons; Scotchman-Wilde; Welchman-Rees; Hawker-Gray; 2nd Irishman-Dyke; 2nd Sailor-Abbot; 1st Sailor-Farley [i.e. doubled Serjeant]; Old Woman-Mrs Henley; Persons represented in the Allegorical Action: Genius of the Isle; Demon of Discord; Children of Britain; Peace, with her Attributes; Britannia-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Hawker Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Cast
Role: Servants and Sailors Actor: Gray, Lee, Street

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita; or, The Sheep Shearing

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-; End 2nd piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

784
14 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Cast
Role: Servants and Sailors Actor: Gray, Lee, Street

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Edward-Johnstone; Sir Henry Freeman-Incledon; Robin-Townsend; Thomas-Gray; Jamie-Powel; Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Martyr; Marian-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Gray

Dance: In II 1st piece: As17971006

785
28 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Performance Comment: Ye Gentlemen of England (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Brave Betty was a maiden Queen-Johnstone; Saturday Night at Sea-Townsend; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon, full Chorus.
Cast
Role: Ye Gentlemen of England Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have his Own

Performance Comment: The following is a short Description of part of the Scenery, Machinery and Decorations: I. A Representation of Tartarus, exhibiting the Punishments of Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Flagetus (designed and executed by Richards; music by Shield), in which scene is introduced The Serpentv (invented by Rich). Pillardoc-Clarke; Asmodous-Gray; Lucifer-Dyke; Orchus-Blurton; Belial-Linton; Ades-Street; II. The Study of Faustus (painted by Hodgins). Dr Faustus-Farley; Zany-Simmons; III. Landscape and Water-Mill (painted by Walmsley). Harlequin-Simpson; Pierrot-Follett; Miller-Hawtin; Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve; Colombine-Mlle St.Amand; Philidel (the Celestial Spirit)-Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus (painted by Pugh). Festoons of Flowers ascend. A Dance of Statues. VII. A Street. Two Trick Sedan Chairs (invented by Hodgins). VIII. A Farm Yard, which changes to a Chinese Bridge, in which will be introduced the celebrated Piece of Machinery, The Peacockv (conducted by Sloper). IX. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to a Golden Equestrian Figure (by Roubiliac). X. The Infernal Regions, and a Shower of Fire. XI. The Temple of Glory.
Cast
Role: Asmodous Actor: Gray

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

786
04 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Unanimity; or, War, Love, and Loyalty

Performance Comment: SCENE I. Cottage and Sea View. The sailor's Pledge of Love[, as17980515-Incledon, Mrs Mountain; [SCENE II. View of the Tower. The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend; [SCENE III. Rural View. Lowland Festivity. In which will be introduced the celebrated piece of machinery, The Peacockv, by Sloper. Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Cranfield; Moggy-Mrs Watts; [SCENE IV. Romantic View. Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; [SCENE V. Mess-house. With a jolly full bottle-Incledon, Townsend, Gray, Linton; Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon, full Chorus; [Conclude with Allegory-; [in honour of his Majesty's Birth-Day [celebrated on this day] [in which a Nautic and Tactic Procession, with Rule Britannia-; God save the King-.
Cast
Role: Mess Actor: house. With a jolly full bottle-Incledon, Townsend, Gray, Linton
Role: With a jolly full bottle Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Gray, Linton

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: 3rd piece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards, as17980430; Ascension of the Bleeding Nun-

787
11 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: As17970922, but Valentine-Clarke; Rundy-Gray; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Litchfield; Farmer Stubble-_.
Cast
Role: Rundy Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Dance: End 1st piece: Peggy's Love- in which, by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House, who has generously allowed Principal Dancers and Whole Corps de Ballet to appear, the following Ladies and Gentlemen will exert their well known Abilities:Laborie, Didelot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End 2nd piece: La Vengeance d'Amour, in which the Pas de Quatre de Panurge-Laborie, Didelot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

788
31 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Fawcett, Townsend, Simmons, Dibdin Jun., Wilde, Gray, Linton, Street, Thompson, Miss Walcup, Miss Sims. [And see17981025] .And see17981025] .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, Townsend, Simmons, Dibdin Jun., Wilde, Gray, Linton, Street, Thompson, Miss Walcup, Miss Sims.

789
25 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17990316but Speaking Characters-Clarke, _Gray; +I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-_.
Cast
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: Flambeau Actor: Gray
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

790
03 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Cast
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Old Cloathsman

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: As17981226, but Principal Characters-_Gray.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Gray.

791
June 1684 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Hercules Buffoon; Or, The Poetical Squire

792
08 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett Scholars to Sg Giorgi; End I of the Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17670212, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

793
05 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

794
08 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

795
23 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

796
05 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

797
07 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

798
12 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: [The Lyar

799
23 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

800
14 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220